With two days remaining, day one of the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend is in the books. Here’s a sampling of all the goings ons in Columbus, Ohio.
The city of Columbus wastes no time letting you know what's going on this weekend.
Nationwide Arena. Where it all goes down Saturday and Sunday.
Nice to see Shea Weber recognized on the host hotel mural.
Welcome to the 2015 NHL All-Star Fan Fair event.
The Preds are seizing the opportunity to market next year's event.
Heck, even the Wienermobile is here!
Ohio State defenseman Cara Zubko helps instruct a young hockey fan on the street hockey rink.
Filip Forsberg signs an autograph for a young fan.
The merch booth is the size of a city block.
Anybody need a neon-numbered Shea Weber t-shirt?
Need a customized bobblehead? There's a booth for that.
Anybody want to bid on the scorecards from Filip Forsberg's first career NHL game?
Want to shoot a puck into a dryer?
Need someplace to keep the kids occupied? They can draw their own goalie mask in the McDonald's Kid Zone.
Among the many Fan Fair skills sections is the "dangle zone."
If trophies engraved the final nominees, the GM of the Year Award would have David Poile's name on it multiple times.
Here's the trophy Pekka Rinne hopes he wins.
Here's the trophy Filip Forserg hopes he wins.
And here's the trophy Shea Weber hopes he (finally) wins.
Even mascots get choked up around the Cup. Iceburgh here looks at the 1991 and 1992 engravings on the replica.
Spending an afternoon with the Stanley Cup has to be at the top of the "assigned volunteer jobs" list.
Here's the line...
...for this.
23 of the 24 NHL mascots (Bailey of the LA Kings had a prior commitment, apparently).
Thunder Bug goes wild at All-Star Weekend.
Upper Deck has a large presence at the Fan Fair event.
For the first time, the Mascot Clubhouse.
Looks like Gnash has his own merch.
Howler relaxes in the street hockey rink.
Carlton the Bear -- upset about being the only mascot without a plush pillow pet -- finds himself in the mascot book.
The NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft stage.
Friday kicked off the inaugural NHL Mascot Showdown with some broomball and dodgeball.
Filip Forsberg, the proud owner of a new Honda Accord (two weeks after buying a Jaguar) visits with PredsTV following the fantasy draft.
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PHOTO CREDITS: all taken by Jeremy K. Gover // TheGameNashville.com